The taste of Balrog, the Flame Demon, had returned to his mind, and Hughes couldn't wait to enjoy it.

The black-robed man, whose head was being held by Hughes, had initially tried to fool them, gesturing in the air for a while, but under Hughes's increasingly indifferent gaze, his legs trembled.

"I...I can't!"

At that moment, he deeply regretted not listening to his subordinates and running away.

"No way! That would be difficult!"

With a slight exertion of force, a cracking sound rang out, and the head of the black-robed leader began to deform. Amidst a loud scream of pain, his head split open like a watermelon, splattering juice everywhere.

It rained down on the demonized Mira, Lisanna, and Elfman.

The two of them had been saved by the out-of-control Mira. Mira's feelings for them prevented her from harming Lisanna and Elfman in the slightest, even when she was out of control.

At this moment, the mentally ill patient engulfed in flames and the out-of-control demon are facing off in the void, with faint sparks of electricity appearing between their eyes.

Lisanna ripped the mud off her mouth, looked around anxiously, hesitant to speak, and the increasingly tense atmosphere brought tears to her eyes.

"Lisanna, stay away. They're both out of control. This is beyond our control."

The slightly older Elfman pulled his sister away, knowing that protecting himself was the most important thing right now.

"It's you again!"

The response to Hughes's words was a blinding beam of light emanating from the crystal on Mira's demonic body. It carried extremely strong penetrating and destructive power, directly blasting his body apart.

In an instant, with the help of a few scattered sparks, Hughes's body materialized before her eyes.

Before Mira could even register what was happening, Hughes's heavy punch had already landed on her abdomen.

"Bang!"

Having had his physical attributes enhanced twice by the system, Hughes's punch was powerful and heavy, shattering the crystal it touched and sending Mira flying.

"We've met twice already, and you can't even say hello!" Hughes said sideways, brushing his stray hairs back.

"roar!"

Like a wild beast's roar, Mira struggled to her feet, her body covered in countless shimmering crystals.

The next instant, the beam of light, like a shooting star, streaked across the sky and crashed down upon us.

With his head slightly lowered and hands in his pockets, Hughes stepped forward, facing the rain of light.

The beam of light fell on him, making a crackling sound. When the light faded, only white dots remained on Hughes's body, showing the trace of its presence.

This time, instead of using elemental transformation to avoid damage, he used iron blocks to withstand Mira's demonic beam.

Mira's outrageous behavior enraged her, causing the crystals on her body to flash and beams of light to attack indiscriminately from all directions once again.

Gee...

A moment later, Hughes, who was standing in front of the demonized Mira, looked up at her with a strange look of disgust on his face.

He raised his right leg high and kicked out suddenly.

Amidst agonizing screams, the demonized Mira was sent flying, crashing through countless trees before landing in the still-burning forest fire.

He pushed off the ground to catch up, and then delivered several more kicks and punches.

Seeing the demon helpless in his hands, Hughes straddled it and unleashed a furious barrage of punches, showing no sign of stopping.

Completely powerless to resist, yet not entirely without the ability to resist...

With each resounding punch, the madness in Mira's crystal-painted eyes gradually faded, a stark contrast to her demonic form...

The crystals on its body shimmered, and its cold, evil aura gradually weakened.

"You're scared! You're actually scared!!"

Feeling uncomfortable, Hughes' fist hovered in front of its crystal eyes.

If you don't resist, there's no excitement to be had!

With her forehead lowered, her teeth, flaming with fire, bit down hard on the demonized Mira's shoulder.

With a slurp, a warm, nectar-like liquid flowed from Mira's body into Hughes's. Hughes's eyes widened instantly—it was that scent, the unique fragrance of a demon!

[Ding! Absorbed the essence of a demon, the awakening level of the Flame-Flame Fruit increases by 0.1%, current awakening level is 5.1%]

The system's sudden notification made Hughes, who was already in a trance state, even more excited. He bit down hard on Mira's right arm and frantically sucked at her.

[Ding! Absorbed the essence of a demon, the awakening level of the Flame-Flame Fruit +0.1%]

[Ding! Absorbed the essence of a demon, the awakening level of the Flame-Flame Fruit +0.1%]

.......

Having lost most of its demonic essence, the demon fearfully retreated back into Mira's body, and Mira, who was being straddled by Hughes, also transformed back into human form in a burst of light.

"Slurp..."

Hughes, once again taking large gulps, no longer tasted the sweet, primal heat of the demonic source in his mouth, but instead felt hot, pungent blood.

"Pah! Pah! Pah!"

The pungent smell of blood made Hughes gag. The cooked duck flew away, and in a fit of rage, Hughes grabbed the awakened Mira, looking extremely anxious as if he wanted to force the demon out of Mira's body.

Mira stared at Hughes with clear, fearless eyes. This was only the second time she had witnessed Hughes's episode, but she inexplicably believed that he could recover.

"Bang!"

Hughes slammed his fist into his forehead, forcing himself to wake up. He silently released his grip on Mira's neck, and drops of blood dripped from his forehead, splattering onto Mira's pale, tired face.

"Even a clumsy bird has to learn to walk before it can fly. You're just a little girl who doesn't even understand the concept of magic. How dare you use demonic power!"

"I had no choice..."

Before the girl could finish speaking, she saw Hughes' pupils turn white and he silently fall onto her, the stones behind him slowly sliding down.

In the distance, Lisanna and Elfman, each clutching a stone, were hurrying towards them.

......

When Hughes finally woke up, several days had passed, and Mira was still carrying him on her back.

The throbbing pain in his head had subsided after several days of unconsciousness. Hughes touched his back, and if he wasn't mistaken, someone was throwing stones at him again.

Are you angry?

How could I dare! I've only been in this world for a few days, and this has been smashed so many times already, I'm used to it.

Pat Mila on the shoulder; the girl was so focused on getting to her destination that she hadn't even noticed she had regained consciousness.

"Mira, put me down!" Hughes said.

He was very tall, and Mira could only carry him halfway on her back. He swayed as she walked. She didn't mind when she was unconscious, but she felt even worse after she woke up.

If it were the grown-up Mira, he could force himself to endure it...

"Lisanna, Elfman, stop and rest for a while," Mira called out to the two men in front of her as she put Hughes down.

......

Under the shade of the tree, Hughes leaned against the trunk to rest, Elfman went to gather firewood, and Mira was busy cooking.

Lisanna nervously approached, fidgeting with the hem of her dress. "Brother Hughes, I didn't mean to."

During the time Hughes was unconscious, Mira told them what had happened, and Lisanna knew she had made a mistake again.

Hughes waved her over, telling her to go help Mira. Lisanna's apology worked; he did a handstand and swallowed feces.

If the same situation were to occur again, Hughes was 100% certain that the talkative brat would do the same thing again.

He doesn't have time to play with her right now; he's busy looking at the control panel.

[Devil Fruit Ability: Flame-Flame Fruit (Awakening Level 6%)]

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